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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/18/2009 4:54:01 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

ken...."Obama will be re-elected.".... Ya mean if he is not impeached between now and next election?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/18/2009 4:54:07 PM
From: Sedohr Nod	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

You must expect a strong third party candidate emerging then......either that, or the young man getting one hell of a lot smarter than he is today.....Mainstream he is not and neither is his team, that gets clearer day by day.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/19/2009 9:13:28 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224744

politico.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/19/2009 10:04:33 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224744

August Joblessness Hit 10% in 14 States and D.C. By CATHERINE RAMPELL Published: September 18, 2009 In 14 states and the District of Columbia at least a tenth of the work force was unemployed in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday.Even as some economic indicators in housing and elsewhere showed signs of improvement, jobless rates declined in 16 states from July to August. In every other state the portion of workers who could not find jobs stagnated or, in most places, grew. Compared with the same time last year, unemployment rates increased in every state and the District of Columbia, fueling expectations that the many government efforts to tame the recession will not prevent a jobless recovery. “We’re not really seeing recovery anywhere yet, and it’ll still be awhile before we see much of a difference,” said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The regions that have been hit hardest — primarily those with once-bustling construction and manufacturing industries — continue to suffer, Mr. Baker said. “The only positive news, probably going into next year, will be slower rates of decline, not job additions.” Michigan continued to have the country’s highest jobless rate, at a seasonally adjusted 15.2 percent, compared with a national rate of 9.7 percent. In the Detroit metropolitan area, the rate reached 17.3 percent. Nevada and Rhode Island followed Michigan, with unemployment rates of 13.2 percent and 12.8 percent, respectively. The rates in Nevada, Rhode Island and California — where unemployment reached 12.2 percent — were the highest on record for those states. Generally, Western states had the weakest job markets, with Plains-state labor forces relatively more resilient. North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska all registered jobless rates of 5 percent or lower. Compared with places like California, unemployment has barely budged in these states over the last year. Nonfarm payroll jobs — calculated from a different government survey — declined in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Texas lost the most jobs from July to August of this year, with a net loss of 62,200 positions. It was followed by Michigan and Georgia. North Carolina, Montana and West Virginia registered the biggest month-over-month increases in nonfarm payrolls. Economists caution that because such monthly state payroll measures can be volatile, these increases may not indicate a turnaround. New York did not have a statistically significant change in payroll employment from July to August, but over the last year the state had lost 188,400 jobs. The state’s unemployment rate was 9 percent in August, up from 8.6 percent in July, and unemployment in New York City alone reached 10.3 percent in August, from 9.5 percent in July.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/19/2009 10:44:00 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

California, Nevada Reach Record Unemployment Levels (Update2) bloomberg.com By Timothy R. Homan Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Unemployment rose in 27 U.S. states in August, with California and Nevada reaching record levels of joblessness. Rhode Island rounded out the list of states with the highest level of unemployment since data began in 1976, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. California’s unemployment rate reached 12.2 percent and Nevada’s climbed to 13.2 percent. The job market is showing signs of stabilizing as reports indicate economic growth is resuming this quarter. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News this month said the unemployment rate nationally will reach 10 percent this year, a reminder that consumers are unlikely to lead the recovery. “There’s still a fair amount of weakness in some of the larger states,” said Steven Cochrane, director of regional economics at Moody’s Economy.com in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “State finances are probably going to be among the last of all the various components of the broad economy to turn around.” The number of states with at least 10 percent unemployment fell to 14 from 15 as Indiana’s rate dropped below that threshold. The jobless rate nationally reached a 26-year high of 9.7 percent in August, the Labor Department reported earlier this month. 10 Percent Unemployment in the District of Columbia also exceeded 10 percent, for a fourth consecutive month, rising to 11.1 percent from 10.6 percent. “I’m caught up in the horrible transition phase between entry-level and mid-level professional,” said Jason Chang, 31, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington. Chang said he has been looking for government-related or nonprofit jobs since January after spending the last two years doing short-term contract work. The number of job interviews started picking up in late July, he said. Michigan, the heart of the U.S. auto industry, continued to surpass all states, with an unemployment rate of 15.2 percent in August, up from 15 percent. Nevada was second. Nonetheless, some of the auto workers laid off in the past year are starting to return to work. General Motors Co. last month called back 1,350 union workers, its biggest one-time increase in jobs since 2006, as it boosted second-half production, in part because of the government’s auto-rebate program known as “cash for clunkers.” New York City New York City’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 10.3 percent in August, the highest since May 1993, the state’s Labor Department reported yesterday. The rate was 9.5 percent in July and 5.9 percent in August 2008. The state’s jobless level increased to 9 percent, the highest since April 1983, from 8.6 percent in July, according to a release from the department. New Jersey’s rate increased to 9.7 percent, the highest level since 1977, from 9.3 percent, the U.S. Labor Department report showed. Joblessness in Connecticut climbed to 8.1 percent from 7.8 percent. Payrolls fell last month in 42 states and the District of Columbia, today’s report showed. Texas showed the biggest drop with a 62,200 decrease. Michigan followed with a 42,900 drop and Georgia with a 35,000 decrease. Over the last year, only the District of Columbia and North Dakota showed gains in employment. Payrolls in Michigan fell 7.9 percent since August 2008, the biggest percentage drop of any state. Payrolls in the world’s largest economy fell by 216,000 last month, the smallest decline in a year and less than economists projected, the Labor Department reported previously. The U.S. economy has lost 6.9 million jobs since the recession started in December 2007, the most of any downturn since the Great Depression.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (72303)	9/20/2009 10:30:05 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224744

ken..."Obama will be re-elected."... Your side is not very nice... does this concern you at all?? Obama Ally Sentenced for ... RUSH: Imagine if an official of a major conservative organization received a 25-year prison sentence for child molestation. You think the media would ignore it? Well, the head of the Sacramento chapter of a major Obama ally, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a man who represents thousands of state employees in California, received a 25-year prison sentence earlier this week, and the media yawned. Here's an account from the website of a local television station in Sacramento: "A former union official and California Department of Insurance employee was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after entering no contest pleas to charges of child molestation, possession of child pornography, and manufacturing child pornography. Jaime Enrique Feliciano, who served as a chapter president of Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents thousands of Sacramento-area state workers, had previous convictions for child molestation and failure to register as a sex offender." This is Obama's America. This is from one of Obama's closest union allies. I mean the left, the Drive-Bys, had a group orgasm over a few e-mails that Mark Foley sent to a grownup person, they drummed him out of town, and you have to scratch the surface to find any news of this story of the SEIU guy who actually molested a child. Former SEIU President Sentenced to 25 Years For Child Molestation Wed, 09/16/2009 theliberalheretic.com 50 year old Jaime Enrique Feliciano was sentenced yesterday in Sacramento to 25 years in prison. He was convicted of child molestation, possession of child pornography, and manufacturing child pornography. Feliciano was working for the state of California when the Sacramento County's DA's office was tipped off to his illegal activity last September. They searched his home, where they found thousands of pictures depicting children in various sex acts, Also found were countless images and videos both on his personal laptop and his State owned computer. He also raped a young girl, then attempted to keep the woman from going to the police. Feliciano was convicted in 1993 of child molestation, and again of failing to register as a sex offender in 2006. He was working in the Department of Insurance for the state when he was arrested. The question must be asked why the state would have hired a twice convicted child molester. In addition, Feliciano was the President of the 50 District Labor Council for the SEIU. The SEIU is a proud partner and supporter of another criminal organization: ACORN.